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Summary: Dazzling beyond belief
Review: one word will do DAZZLING! The colors, the settings, the spectacle, the drama, the acting, the wonderful musical score, the impecable vision of Luhrmann all mix to make this one of the finest films of the new century. A must see over and over. Eagerly awaiting a dvd release with lots of extras.
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Summary: The best movie I've seen this year.
Review: This is the best movie I've seen this year and it's one the greatest that I've seen in my life. Everything is perfect, the direction, the acting, the singing. It's been quite a time since a musical hit the screens and Baz Luhrmann has done a great job bringing back to life this genre. This movie deserves a million awards and lots of money, for being the great movie it is. Better than ... Pearl Harbor, Jurassic Park III, Planet Of The Apes, etc. That all have grossed over 160M only in the US. Mindless movies. This movie will touch you deeply and will make you want to go watch it a couple of times, I'm hoping for the DVD to come out soon.
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Summary: Fantastic! Visually Stunning!
Review: This had been, by far, the best movie of the year. It's a great adaptation of an old legend, and it's superbly acted by all in the movie. Finally...a musical to rival the classics.
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Summary: Do you know your musicals?
Review: Moulin Rouge was a trip down memory lane for all the 40's and 50's type musicals where the main characters would burst out in song whenever the spirit moved them. I loved the juxtaposition of modern songs with classic dance numbers that were "adjusted" for the attention span deficit MTV audience while still making the film good for us oldies but goldies.. The Mack Sennett-type comedy was also on target and very enjoyable. The villian twirled his moustache appropriately and sneered with the best of them. The cast capered around like monkeys in several hilarious scenes. The whole movie was very enjoyable. Nicole Kidman should get great acclaim for this movie as your eyes never left her whenever she was in a scene. I understand she was in crutches during the final closeups because of those ridiculous high heels she had to wear. Lots of grit there and one hopes she has no lasting ankle and leg problems because of it. Ewan McGregor was also a winning actor, handsome and passionate in the role. John Leguisamos was just perfect as Toulouse and was a film highlight. All sang wonderfully. Not too professional but right for the role. I felt Moulin Rouge was a perfect picture and the director should get many accolades for it. Go see it for all the memories, the comedy and the sheer beauty of it. It is the last you will see of the beautiful set. They burned it soon after the movie release. What a dumb thing to do. Maybe that's the message of the movie.. You can only go back in time once. But in this case, see this movie many times. You won't regret it.
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Summary: Hollywood Revives the Spirit of the Musical
Review: With Moulin Rouge Hollywood the spirit of the greatest musicals are reborn; this is one of its more representative genders, but at the same time more abandoned by the Studios in the last decades.
Moulin Rouge is the top of ability, but at the same time is a triumph of an imaginary, dreamed, idealized universe: the night of Montmartre, with its sorrowful intelectuals and its voluptuous prostitutes, with its lust and its decline, with its flashes and its lights, with the multitudes enjoying fascinated the can-can dance in the renowned and eccentric cabaret.
The director disposed of a generous budget that let him set free his imagination: like a child filled with new toys, not only did he manage to film some kind of pompous opera about the pasional love, the dreams and death, but he also used all the stylish resources of the video-clip language. Because this is a musical thought for teenagers used to an accelerated rythm and a constant fall of bombastic events, and not for a classic and retrogressive audience. In Moulin Rouge the spectator will be able to sense a very strong effort, dedication and a creative exuberance that will pass through sensations such as atonishment to a state of ecstasy and euphoria.
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Summary: Best Movie of the Year
Review: This is the best movie of the year. It'a magical. I have seen it several times. It has everything: singing and dancing (Ewan and Nicole sing beautifully -- especially Ewan WOW!) it's funny and sad and beautiful. I didn't want it to end. It's a wonderful, wonderful film. Baz Luhrman's finest.
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Summary: Best film I've ever seen!
Review: Moulin Rouge has it all. The time period/history and the music/ language are juxtopositioned. The music and dance are glorious and just a blast. Music from various time periods connects with people of all generations. This is a true academy award winner! Enjoy it many times!
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Summary: One of the best films ever made
Review: Seeing the previews early on, we were impressed with the visual display and that Baz made the film (being a big fan of his Romeo & Juliet). Moulin Rouge is more than just the story of Christian and Satine. It is the story of you. In a very musical-like fashion, you are forced to tell large parts of the story to yourself, without benefit of having it spoon fed to you on the screen. Short visual cues are used to advance significant elements of the plot (such as the scene where the Duke finally learns the truth). Along with other genius ideas, this film constantly invites you into the "real" movie. If you watched the film and got distracted by the glitter and colors and everything spinning around in circles, then you missed the boat. Those people who hated the film all seem to fall into this. Give the film another chance and let it suck you into your soul. If you do not believe in love, then you will also not enjoy this film. The last time I watched it, in a crowd of 30 or so people, not one person got up when the lights came on. When I finally got up (and was the first to leave), many people were crying, everyone else seemed to be in deep reflection. This film will touch you as deep as you will let it. This film, more than any other film I've seen, tells the truth about love, and the magic is undeniable. Watch for the story of Orpheous, watch for the story of the audience, of the duke, and ask yourself what you really saw. Congratulations to Ewan, Nicole, Baz, and everyone else who had a part in the creation of Moulin Rouge. This is cinematic art at its finest.
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Summary: Moulin Rouge
Review: I couldn't stand this movie, nor could my friend who was with me. We got up and left after about 15-20 minutes. It was loud, gross and the story line stunk. If I had not been to the original Moulin Rouge in Paris in 1994 I would have never gone to see the movie. I was grossly disappointed.
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Summary: most original for hollywood in a while.
Review: Moulin Rouge was a 2 hour freight train, that continually flew at you with no hint of stoping. Being a musical you have to allow for the characters to break out into song and dance. But the music is amazing, renditions of Madonna's "LIke a Virgin", the Police's "Roxanne", Elton John's "Your song" and many more allow the film to be open to all age's. And be enjoyable just for simple recognition. Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor where fantastic. Nicole sings with the elegance of a Maralyn Monroe(literally ) , and the range on Ewan tops that of the great David Bowie. Completely surprising. The story is full and dramatic. The music adds to the climatic points of the film. Baz Lehrman is a genious. He tells you that your one out of two main characters are dead in the first five minutes of the film. But he is still able to bring full emotion when you are incapable of tearing your eye's away from the screen as the character die's. This is one of the most wonderful current films. When a world full of general public are all forming together and enjoying film like "Tomb Raider", and "Jurassic Park III" , the real film fans out there have Baz Lehrman.
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